Jason Roberts

Upper Birrarung, 2026

100 × 150 cm Oil on canvas

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$16,500 AUD

A scene from the Upper Birrarung region of the Yarra Valley, a landscape I know well, having grown up here. I spent many weekends hiking and camping here, and although I now live in Melbourne’s inner north, my series of Great Forest paintings brings me back often.

I wanted to capture the cool temperate atmosphere, where the air remains thick with moisture even on the hottest summer days. Lyrebirds and bowerbirds are encountered on most visits, with possums emerging in the evenings. I’ve chosen to depict Australia’s largest owl, the powerful owl, an essential part of this Great Forest.

Artist Bio

Jason Roberts is an Australian artist whose four-decade practice explores wildlife and the natural world, combining extensive field research with finely observed oil paintings shaped by ecology, place and conservation.

 

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